Pasco teen accused of sex with girl, 15

A Zephyrhills teen was arrested Saturday after the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office said he had sex with a 15-year-old girl during a party at her home.

Jacob Gordon Hood is charged with lewd and lascivious battery, a felony.

The girl told deputies she met Hood at a gathering she held at her San Antonio home Friday night.

During the party, the two went to her bedroom, where they had sex, deputies said. The girl said Hood knew she was 15, according to the arrest report. During an interview with detectives and while his mother was present, Hood told authorities he and the girl did have sex.

Hood was arrested and taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center at the Land O’ Lakes Jail.

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